tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47525359264958211972024-02-06T23:39:06.270-05:00IckyThumpEverything That RocksIcky Thumphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04045927484120930377noreply@blogger.comBlogger44125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4752535926495821197.post-56785887210427987342009-10-02T00:09:00.003-04:002009-10-02T00:14:53.432-04:00Karen O Gets Mainstream Glory<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTKnElTYl3BMZMtRHmP5THh0EBFjPRNy3rQC_p9E7kP6iq1KQcs0n2nQoDYKQFTIKe9ig4W_0nB4V6ErgoApD5dqYxfWldGFteyo4NPkxKnrb-kVYvn3Jv6bejBy0U5zomD5zQR0gzZDE/s1600-h/where-wild-things-are-soundtrack_l.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTKnElTYl3BMZMtRHmP5THh0EBFjPRNy3rQC_p9E7kP6iq1KQcs0n2nQoDYKQFTIKe9ig4W_0nB4V6ErgoApD5dqYxfWldGFteyo4NPkxKnrb-kVYvn3Jv6bejBy0U5zomD5zQR0gzZDE/s320/where-wild-things-are-soundtrack_l.jpg" /></a><br />
</div>Someone in Brooklyn is getting paid. Karen O's soundtrack to the new winter event <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Where_the_Wild_Things_Are_(film)">Where The Wild Things Are</a> is now available for sale in Starbucks around the country. Who said people don't buy records anymore? Coffee and CDs forever.Icky Thumphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04045927484120930377noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4752535926495821197.post-4240403227169744322009-09-30T23:46:00.001-04:002009-09-30T23:48:03.107-04:00Good-Bye Lucy<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTRsqiyRaWPt8CrMALH_oaB_aqCimXf9-ZmHy72kQ_MHgywFPJm0CU5JFlNq4YrGP1PFyIOtKgOO7a9-I9BBYGI1R-FmN3vXc8oy7tCO_ZTy0VfBcY6xTR0mcTeZmF8_y1c5ci8dvxkHA/s1600-h/the-beatles-rock-band-20090905061021045.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTRsqiyRaWPt8CrMALH_oaB_aqCimXf9-ZmHy72kQ_MHgywFPJm0CU5JFlNq4YrGP1PFyIOtKgOO7a9-I9BBYGI1R-FmN3vXc8oy7tCO_ZTy0VfBcY6xTR0mcTeZmF8_y1c5ci8dvxkHA/s320/the-beatles-rock-band-20090905061021045.jpg" /></a><br />
</div>Lucy Vodden, 46, died on Monday after a fight against Lupus. When she was 6 she caught the eye of Julian Lennon, who then painted a picture of her and showed it to his father, John, and said, "It's Lucy in the sky with diamonds."<br />
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I helped send Lucy to heaven by playing Beatle's Rock Band. Drunken Rock Band Wednesday (DRBW) is now a reality. Join in.Icky Thumphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04045927484120930377noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4752535926495821197.post-29583613408768259522009-09-27T00:10:00.002-04:002009-09-27T00:10:54.755-04:00U2 Sucks!!!!As I write this I'm watching U2 bomb on SNL. Their song sucks and Bono seems to have lost his voice and is resorting to making monday movements and spinning around. Sad.Icky Thumphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04045927484120930377noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4752535926495821197.post-21571949862012068062009-09-26T16:39:00.001-04:002009-09-26T19:54:27.705-04:00The Death of Music ShoppingOnce upon a time a person used to be able to do a truly magical thing: shop for music. It was glorious. You could go into a store, browse around, bob your head to cool tunes, debate with a friend about the virtues of The Who vs. The Kinks, and/or pick up a stoned hipster.<br />
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But then the world got cheap. We didn't want to pay for all that fun anymore. $19 is too much to spend for the new Dead Weather CD when we know we can just download it.<br />
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So now where should we shop?<br />
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Here's my plan to bring back music shopping: A store that sells all CDs for $5. I'll call it Tommy's. I'll keep a digital database of every album ever recorded and burn discs for people for $5. I might even print out labels and cover art. The record company's and artists will get $3, I'll keep $2, and you'll get cheap tunes. Win, win, win. I rock!<br />
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btw Richard Branson, I've copyrighted the idea. suck it or love it.<br />
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- Tommy BluntIcky Thumphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04045927484120930377noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4752535926495821197.post-81344307619694953202009-09-26T16:26:00.001-04:002009-09-26T16:27:02.893-04:00Falafels or bagels?You're hung over. It's 12ish in the afternoon on a Saturday in NYC. What do you eat to fill the empty winebag in your stomach?<br />
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I chose both.<br />
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-tbIcky Thumphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04045927484120930377noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4752535926495821197.post-91689340409206698712009-09-21T20:43:00.001-04:002009-09-21T20:45:35.730-04:00Jack White is cooler than Kanye (duh!)God Jack White proved that he has a humorous side to his many talents when he mocked Jackass West at the Toronto Film Festival.<br />
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We've all heard a bunch of cry-baby Kanye jokes lately, but Jack trumps them all by having the guts to act one out. Filmmaker Emmett Malloy (who you know as half of The Malloys - directors of 'Icky Thump') was in the middle of gushing about his new Stripes documentary, 'Under the Great White Northern Lights', when Jacks stormed out of no where and said "I'm gonna let you finish, I'm gonna let you finish, but Orson Welles did one of the greatest films of all time!" <br />
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The crowd instantly cheered. Watch it here:<br />
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In an effort to prove she's got a cunt, Lady Gaga has been flaunting her crotch on stage. Think that's cool? Well, like most of what Gaga comes up with, Karen O has already been there and done. <br />
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Try eating shit on stage Gaga. <br />
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If you have no better reason (and yes, there are many many more) watch the YYYs new video for <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZK4SUof_yv8">"Heads Will Roll"</a> and see where Lady G takes her style.Icky Thumphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04045927484120930377noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4752535926495821197.post-19236671921188466932009-09-17T22:32:00.002-04:002009-09-17T23:30:10.640-04:00The Return of Har Mar<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8llTgPqyqUV8L4Uu_hd7vh1covMwXbXerxE5cBpfh2We85IZasbQ7Q0nAOH0qNfeeyuZIaM8BgNqvGpACuN3_qnzopsk16JPQNeRp1fSMksVHm6gmUgecPlhQggCCY_9VlTZysgI5rww/s1600-h/har_mar_superstar.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8llTgPqyqUV8L4Uu_hd7vh1covMwXbXerxE5cBpfh2We85IZasbQ7Q0nAOH0qNfeeyuZIaM8BgNqvGpACuN3_qnzopsk16JPQNeRp1fSMksVHm6gmUgecPlhQggCCY_9VlTZysgI5rww/s320/har_mar_superstar.jpg" /></a><br />
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Once upon a time, back in the hysteria of the neo-post-punk-nu-garage rock revolution, Har Mar Superstar built a viable career based off of a shout-out from a Stroke. I saw him live, and despite my 7 Heinekens I wasn't drunk enough to enjoy it.<br />
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But since he's trying to conquer the pop world, and not the sacred rock world in which we all live, I fully support his campaign for stardom. His new album 'Dark Touches' will be released in a few weeks, and clearly Justin Timberfuck will have a run for his money.<br />
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Check it out <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Z50o6qmb2w">here</a> (it couldn't be embedded)<br />
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And if you still haven't heard <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0duyxpG3Ck">Make Her Say (I Poke Her Face)</a> , check that out too.<br />
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The album is out this week too, so you might as well just download the whole thing now. It has guest appearances from Kanye (aka Jackass), MGMT, Common, and Ratatat.<br />
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Rock on Beth. <br />
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- Tommy BluntIcky Thumphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04045927484120930377noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4752535926495821197.post-65981192783651349972009-09-16T15:20:00.005-04:002009-09-17T22:49:00.736-04:00It's a bird, It's a plane.... It's Stephen Malkmus! PAVEMENT RETURNS<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9biYS2PQeaGZli0cn6TxtIliBtvv1cE-rCbNw-bSjk_pWRay-e94gzB37rZrwRzEB7ngOPPNu-2h-kgFPvTX4bRrMwmOx4MDlUF_sRucDcP5dFtgLdpDNkT3P1QoeSBpih8VVpCyqSRg/s1600-h/Pavement+(Slanted+And+Enchanted+-+Front).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9biYS2PQeaGZli0cn6TxtIliBtvv1cE-rCbNw-bSjk_pWRay-e94gzB37rZrwRzEB7ngOPPNu-2h-kgFPvTX4bRrMwmOx4MDlUF_sRucDcP5dFtgLdpDNkT3P1QoeSBpih8VVpCyqSRg/s320/Pavement+(Slanted+And+Enchanted+-+Front).jpg" /></a><br />
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The band was one of the few to bravely fight off the evil hair metal bands that threatened to kill rock n roll a few decades ago. It's about time they return to claim thrown as Alternative Rock pioneers. <br />
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Guitarist Joe Satriani's copyright lawsuit against Coldplay has been settled today. Satriani sued the soft rockers, claiming mega-hit "Viva La Vida" ripped off his song "If I Could Fly". <br />
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Of course the terms have been kept private, but we all know that if Coldplay had won then their publicist would make sure that wasn't the case.<br />
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Coldplay has regularly been accused of deriving their sound from the work of other artists. Their second album was so obviously a watered down version of Radiohead's <i>The Bends</i> that the band called it <i>A Rush of Blood to the Head</i> (the bends is a term used in deepsea diving when you come to the surface too quickly and get... a rush of blood to the head)<br />
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I've never been a big fan of Coldplay ever since I saw fratties pretend to rock to them. But, for better or worse, they're one of the only arena bands of this generation and we're stuck with 'em. I frankly can't blame Coldplay. They know they need to come out with great songs, and they know they're incapable of creating them entirely themselves, so why not bum a few notes here and there? Besides, it's not like people are lining up to hear/see/buy Joe Satriani. <br />
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Check out the inauguration of the Icky Cam:<br />
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More cool vids of the night are after the Jump (including tips from seminal songwriter and artist <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesse_Malin">Jesse Malin</a> )<br />
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The Summer of Death has claimed another victim, poet and all-around rock star Jim Carroll. He apparently died on Friday of a heart attack. I have no words, so I'll just leave you with my favorite quote by Jim:<br />
<blockquote>“That, I realized, is the great beauty of dreams: the devil may inevitably find a way to jerk you off, but you can always wake up before he makes you cum.”</blockquote>Rest in Peace, Jim. <br />
-M.C.Icky Thumphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04045927484120930377noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4752535926495821197.post-7077581404123603182009-09-13T19:47:00.026-04:002009-09-13T23:33:41.846-04:002009 VMA Live Blog<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://newsroom.mtv.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/vmas_281.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="315" src="http://newsroom.mtv.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/vmas_281.jpg" width="420" /></a></div><br />
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We'll be Live Blogging the VMAs straight from the heart of the party, NYC. Hilarity shall ensue as we contemplate the similarities between GaGa and Caster Semenya (chicks with dicks?).<br />
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<a name='more'></a>8:10 - Pre-show thoughts so far: Gaga can't move her neck. That Jim reporter guy and perky tweet girl need to go. And eeww, Penis Wench sighting before the break.<br />
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8:21 - Buzz Aldrin, more like Buzz Kill. Taylor Lautner likes Taylor Swift, so he's probably gay.<br />
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8:27 - Alicia Keys is dateless once again. Lipstick Lesbian?<br />
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8:38 - Kristin Cavallari is a slutty bitch, and evidently too hot to form complete sentences. <br />
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8:40 - Jermaine Jackson is creepy lego man.<br />
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8:45 - Tweet whore confirmed our thoughts that Shakira stole P!nk's dress.<br />
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8:51 - It's ironic Ashley Greene is talking about fashion since she doesn't like clothes. Check <a href="http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.hidethebanana.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/Ashley-Greene-naked-01.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.hidethebanana.com/category/naked-tits/&usg=__aCzbB40-L3NQLiRyEj1aGND-oOs=&h=338&w=450&sz=19&hl=en&start=18&sig2=M4C7ivwocm2hLuQuyB_90Q&um=1&tbnid=TnECet6tTDbfkM:&tbnh=95&tbnw=127&prev=/images%3Fq%3DAshley%2BGreene%2Bnaked%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Doff%26sa%3DN%26um%3D1&ei=QpStSrjbK8KolAegptDhBg">these pics</a> out.<br />
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9:05 - Madonna is still kinda hot. Why is Penis Wrench getting a close up?<br />
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9:15 - Janet looks pissed. Maybe she's mad at the guy that couldn't do the smooth criminal dip.<br />
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9:17 - Katy Perry has cameltoe.<br />
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9:18 - So does Russell Brand.<br />
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9:22 - What the Freak! Taylor Swift needs to die, or it'll be the death of rock as we know it.<br />
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9:24 - We agree Kanye! Taylor Swift sucks.<br />
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9:30 - Leighton Meester just got stuffed.<br />
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9:34 - Why is Billy Joe Armstrong wearing pixie pants?<br />
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9:39 - Well Taylor Swift is neither country, or as sucky as Kanye thinks.<br />
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9:46 - Dear Russell Brand, can we get together and celebrate the theme of love later?!? Love, Miss Chrissy<br />
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9:48 - Sick, Penis Wench gets the honor of introducing GaGa?!? Blasphemy!<br />
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9:53 - GaGa's performance was instantly more badass with the addition of blood.<br />
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10:03 - No one wants to win this award for fear of the wrath of Kanye.<br />
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10:04 - Britney Spears looked about 75% sane. Good job, Daddy Spears.<br />
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10:06 - Katy Perry has a party cup! (Green Day feels so irrelevant, I want to booze, too.)<br />
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10:30 - The teenyboppers have launched their attack on Kanye.<br />
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10:37 - Why isn't <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZK4SUof_yv8">Heads Will Roll</a> nominated? MTV needs to pick up the pace.<br />
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10:49 - Digging the Kid Cudi snippet<br />
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11:12 - Beyonce = Class Act. Not only does she invent the shaking vag dance, but she lets Taylor Swift do handle the fake gratitude.<br />
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11:28 - Jay-Z cleaned it all up.Icky Thumphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04045927484120930377noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4752535926495821197.post-47638392441553989722009-09-12T12:27:00.008-04:002009-09-17T19:55:24.221-04:00Julian gets a date<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE-yaGwNksJjPIo7ltF0gta6J2zN4VaD-YxbvoctqtfthLIBgl43RI2DhpjyoscZRkPzdqjncvsyz8xuBnOvRq9DG8fP0-p3VePep9sTvale9vwtmtGH87k_VS55Ux5-FPKNFjq1HpPzs/s1600-h/JulianCasablancas1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380623736147953730" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE-yaGwNksJjPIo7ltF0gta6J2zN4VaD-YxbvoctqtfthLIBgl43RI2DhpjyoscZRkPzdqjncvsyz8xuBnOvRq9DG8fP0-p3VePep9sTvale9vwtmtGH87k_VS55Ux5-FPKNFjq1HpPzs/s400/JulianCasablancas1.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><br />
Savior Julian Casablancas's first solo album <span style="font-style: italic;">Phrazes For The Young</span> will "drop" October 20. Clearly Halloween will rock this year.<br />
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I trust Julian not to suck. His talent for crafting juicy hot lyrics and melodies couldn't have disappeared just because he spent a few years hibernating. <br />
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Previous fears that this would be a farewell to The Strokes have been squashed. He confirmed in a video on his website, <a href="http://www.juliancasablancas.com/">www.juliancasablancas.com</a>, that New York City's Finest are crafting a 4th album. <br />
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So, after we wipe the sweat from our brows, we can now fully embrace Julian's album solo effort. Hopefully lunch boxes and clothing lines at Target will follow. <br />
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Eitherway, everyone and their mother will be rushing to the store to buy the record on Oct. 20th. (Yes, this is one that you will need to have in hard copy)<br />
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-tbIcky Thumphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04045927484120930377noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4752535926495821197.post-27441073679815673172009-09-11T23:15:00.004-04:002009-09-11T23:31:53.768-04:00Snow Patrol Cashes Out<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX7RlGj0KJLnwTbpEBNG6k_jqRFDfIHY70kCt2FxJnUtqxgBa3VDG0UWcpC2YP-RcfoiLWYXARKRS5gpABwAdKD5RvDQdmNtwLdEOTc9ue_NR-S2fsl95XEpZWq63kAt3nwSoUE199PdI/s1600-h/snowpatrol_brit.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 250px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX7RlGj0KJLnwTbpEBNG6k_jqRFDfIHY70kCt2FxJnUtqxgBa3VDG0UWcpC2YP-RcfoiLWYXARKRS5gpABwAdKD5RvDQdmNtwLdEOTc9ue_NR-S2fsl95XEpZWq63kAt3nwSoUE199PdI/s400/snowpatrol_brit.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380417501164440434" /></a><br />Adult Contemporary band Snow Patrol is set to release a 'Best Of' album. Best of what is the logical question, but evidently 3 hits and some filler is enough these days to call it quits. <br /><br />Oh well. Simon Cowell (aka teletubby) will still love them.<br /><br />t.b.Icky Thumphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04045927484120930377noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4752535926495821197.post-47007025197249060872009-09-11T22:12:00.004-04:002009-09-11T23:33:50.243-04:00Hot Babe Alert!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLddzw9hGmd3CBUS1cVwoWHM5P4Z188Syx2ViZF2Cv_j5QjkKcIJQg69z-evJDW-a_IFuD2kl-jFMUhyphenhyphenc2BuA_xr30I0uvn5IHZFfnHYGa88FR04P4mF1CkcBITPG50yNtnS0h9DpQPSc/s1600-h/498px-20090819_Caster_Semenya.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 333px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLddzw9hGmd3CBUS1cVwoWHM5P4Z188Syx2ViZF2Cv_j5QjkKcIJQg69z-evJDW-a_IFuD2kl-jFMUhyphenhyphenc2BuA_xr30I0uvn5IHZFfnHYGa88FR04P4mF1CkcBITPG50yNtnS0h9DpQPSc/s400/498px-20090819_Caster_Semenya.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380398714139705602" /></a><br />The test results are in, and World Champion Caster Semenya (pictured above) does in fact have a vag. <br /><br />Bang away boys...<br /><br />-tbIcky Thumphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04045927484120930377noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4752535926495821197.post-2967549884356852512009-09-09T21:58:00.008-04:002009-09-11T23:33:36.135-04:00Precum Alert: Alison Mosshart Lights a Cig<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgcvo57vk8oub7XjNCs5LQrtWPS3gj1LEDpi9kgN4FT-urPfUURDgdIXbQ3-eQRqixyWXANsNR_AadnlyDZztZnRJhjy9m3BkRtw3Sdqr6O83BBYDWIMgr3v-wFPRLZSh9TlxgPvcRPPw/s1600-h/mosshart.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 289px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgcvo57vk8oub7XjNCs5LQrtWPS3gj1LEDpi9kgN4FT-urPfUURDgdIXbQ3-eQRqixyWXANsNR_AadnlyDZztZnRJhjy9m3BkRtw3Sdqr6O83BBYDWIMgr3v-wFPRLZSh9TlxgPvcRPPw/s400/mosshart.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380405072856781026" /></a><br />What is it about her cool indifference that makes me want to sit her on my lap for a Sunday? If I find out she drinks Guiness I'm going to blow a load in my pants.<br /><br />-tbIcky Thumphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04045927484120930377noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4752535926495821197.post-6068743289528874362009-09-07T14:49:00.007-04:002009-09-12T11:52:17.907-04:00Who is hotter: Jack White or Alison Mosshart?Personally, I can't decide. But with The Dead Weather, we don't have to. If you have not had the pleasure, allow me to do the honors. The Dead Weather is a supergroup consisting of: Our own personal God, Jack White (The White Stripes, The Raconteurs); Alison Mosshart (The Kills); Dean Fertita (The Waxwings, Queens of the Stone Age); and Jack Lawrence (The Raconteurs). Below, the video. "The Dead Weather: Their Oral History and Future Plans. An explanation and apology from the band themselves." Also, probably the most badass video ever, "Treat me like Your Mother." Enjoy!<br />-M.C.<br /><br /><br /><object width="440" height="275"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/INitu4Jfyls&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/INitu4Jfyls&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="440" height="275"></embed></object><br /><br /><object width="440" height="275"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/M7QSkI6My1g&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/M7QSkI6My1g&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="440" height="275"></embed></object>Icky Thumphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04045927484120930377noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4752535926495821197.post-77352515109562099832009-09-03T21:10:00.004-04:002009-09-11T23:30:37.812-04:00Big God, Little God<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWTmlbZEXhWicTzHdbDsW_kqoGIBYd87swNy7rXvS-h8DgnQpbR8UkdHxQnZuMEo2aLI5rAPKIjlcNk5PJ_yHlvNDgCAtIUOJT5auNTz5S5Aj2KqzqdcdCBN7u5-fmDzdYj-rCH9SCUnM/s1600-h/1996.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 344px; height: 344px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWTmlbZEXhWicTzHdbDsW_kqoGIBYd87swNy7rXvS-h8DgnQpbR8UkdHxQnZuMEo2aLI5rAPKIjlcNk5PJ_yHlvNDgCAtIUOJT5auNTz5S5Aj2KqzqdcdCBN7u5-fmDzdYj-rCH9SCUnM/s400/1996.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377416365549444306" /></a><br />Keith Richards told Rollingstone magazine (he's so old school. doesn't he know no one reads that shitzine anymore) that he has been recording with Jack White. "I enjoy working with Jack," he said. "We’ve done a couple of tracks."<br /><br />This is the passing of a torch that is long over do. The White Stripes opened for a couple of 'Stones shows, and Jack was prominently featured in the 'Stones flick "Shine a Light", so it's only natural that they finally record a new song (or even an album!) together. <br /><br />All this is such sweet satisfaction for my hipster ass. I remember a certain republican college friend mocking me 7 years ago for my White Stripe's obsession, and calling the holy band 'shit' and other blasphemous names I won't repeat. My reply was always "not liking the White Stripes today would be like not liking the Rolling Stones in the 60's" Clearly Keith agrees with me. suck it.<br /><br />- Tommy BluntIcky Thumphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04045927484120930377noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4752535926495821197.post-43073378002236699662009-09-03T20:51:00.006-04:002009-09-11T23:34:16.909-04:00OMG!!! New Radiohead!!!! ...wait, do I still care?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb2lcE_X-zB_MvQSa6gkRi9uSOMsjUI2ujBR9GlqPRSGLDcmxeaoRhW8bpPRfatVKy6w1WRGVrsIl2lpzHh1rKugi6K_Zgg3CYbJlI5Z9S-IQSANIc4xFWykeg6kz4dFWv7sEjC5IbLv0/s1600-h/Radiohead36AW.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 184px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb2lcE_X-zB_MvQSa6gkRi9uSOMsjUI2ujBR9GlqPRSGLDcmxeaoRhW8bpPRfatVKy6w1WRGVrsIl2lpzHh1rKugi6K_Zgg3CYbJlI5Z9S-IQSANIc4xFWykeg6kz4dFWv7sEjC5IbLv0/s400/Radiohead36AW.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377413124924929010" /></a><br />Radiohead released a double A-side vinyl on September 1st with the songs "FeelingPulledApartbyHorses" and "The Hollow Earth". Actually it's being credited just to Thom Yorke, but the songs are posted on radiohead.com, Johnny Greenwood is still the guitarist, and Nigel Godrich is still the producer, so for all intensive purposes it's still Radiohead minus a few members that evidently had too much of a hangover to make it into the studio. <br /><br />Either way, dare I say it, I'm getting bored with Radiohead. Why? Because I'm not 12 and with braces anymore. Also, the last radiohead show I went to was full of Frat dude, which of course is the fault of Guitar Hero. <br /><br />Radiohead used to be pioneers. Now they're rehashing music from 8 years ago. It's taking resin hits from an old bowl.<br /><br />Anywho, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9e_qb34cPIU">the clip</a> I heard was good but not great. maybe it's just practice.<br /><br />- Tommy BluntIcky Thumphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04045927484120930377noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4752535926495821197.post-70682341867139316812009-08-29T18:43:00.005-04:002009-09-11T23:34:56.553-04:00Noel Gallagher Is a Twat<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCT-DQ9bdJ4uq7DxKZd_NTamX23uHOfh3IHLoCCWehkqmc7sFSgVBKo-iQZw5viLNS3w2eIwPndqG3FGzmQxFer_QatDnxXrj1aOZpU_5yJUWEn-lUMfIOYsMQ4lDDmoD_l-bYTTJkd3U/s1600-h/Noel_Gallagher_463006a.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 280px; height: 390px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCT-DQ9bdJ4uq7DxKZd_NTamX23uHOfh3IHLoCCWehkqmc7sFSgVBKo-iQZw5viLNS3w2eIwPndqG3FGzmQxFer_QatDnxXrj1aOZpU_5yJUWEn-lUMfIOYsMQ4lDDmoD_l-bYTTJkd3U/s400/Noel_Gallagher_463006a.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375535624465705762" /></a><br />I know this because I know him. Here's how... <br /><br />Years ago, when I was swinging in London, I snuck into the VIP area of the Astoria during a Soundtrack of Our Lives gig. The show sucked, but I saw Noel Gallagher lurking around, so it wasn't a total waste of time. Since I'm not one of those people that thinks I'm too cool to not acknowledge the famous person standing next to me, I knew I had to say something. All I could think of was "I lost my virginity to Champagne Supernova", which although a lie, was clearly a compliment. He didn't take it like that and snorted and walked away. Seriously, who does he think he is? <br /><br />Another reason why Noel Gallagher is a twat is that he broke up Oasis today. Evidently he didn't like fighting with his brother, or having a cool job that people actually care about. I have a brother and I love fighting with him. Only twats can't fight with their bros. <br /><br />F U Noel Gallagher! How dare you disrespect me and disrespect your duties to Rock. Go bang a spice girl and get gonorrhea.<br /><br />- Tommy BluntIcky Thumphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04045927484120930377noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4752535926495821197.post-37188605090859271762009-08-26T16:01:00.005-04:002009-09-11T23:35:33.588-04:00What does it take to get a badass 3-story apartment in Tribeca?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxIuHUPpDhYowEcF0PXcH6l1_UTbWkGWCb1AXJDDfwogjT6GhlZ2i2wToPyZ4T54TRlPvP_jNGkC6RORyqGgBS6BraoCiGBbqGcIpCwonSlQjzrIPT0Yuvvk4N7lGVjILbM0JxSYm1Fe0/s1600-h/SCI+tc.jpeg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 95px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxIuHUPpDhYowEcF0PXcH6l1_UTbWkGWCb1AXJDDfwogjT6GhlZ2i2wToPyZ4T54TRlPvP_jNGkC6RORyqGgBS6BraoCiGBbqGcIpCwonSlQjzrIPT0Yuvvk4N7lGVjILbM0JxSYm1Fe0/s400/SCI+tc.jpeg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374368720355757746" /></a><br />Apparently, the magical equation is as follows:<br /><br />Scientology + Hit Sitcom + Hot Fiance = BadAss Tribeca Apartment<br /><br />I pondered these thoughts as I enjoyed drinking Heineken minikeg beer and smoking a one-hitter with friends on the rooftop lounge area of Danny Masterson's Tribeca apartment. Now, we all know that Tribeca isn't necessarily the coolest area of Manhattan, but it sure beats Murray Hill. But Danny Masterson is kind of a tool, even though Hyde was by far the coolest member of the 70s show gang. He's a fuckin Scientologist who Twitters non-stop. And, this luxury apartment did not give off rock-star cool vibes whatsoever. We had to be quiet, so as to not wake his mother. But damn, they are designing a badass patio-chill-area that was screaming for an alcohol-infused BBQ. <br /><br />Disclaimer: Danny Masterson wasn't there at the time.<br /><br />- Miss ChrissyIcky Thumphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04045927484120930377noreply@blogger.com0